Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-08-10
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Mrs. Haefer is convalescent.
We take wood on subscription.
Fine cold lunches at Fritz Ammon's.
Mr.. James, formerly keeper Of the toll
gate, is quite sick.
Fritz Anamon invites you to call, in his
new advertisement.
Arnold & Meyers sell everything in the
grocery and provision line.
The heaviest rain storm Of the season
fell here last Thursday: It was soaker.
Heavy rains have recently fallen in
Northwest Nebraska, which insures good
crops.
Good goods at living prices is the way
Arnold & Meyers have built up q large
trade.
The ADVERTISER has fine breech-
loading shot gun for sale. VIII trade it
for good milch COW.
Miss Juliet Mcclure lost her pocket
book one day last week. 1t contained
$50 in cash and some papers.
1t is intimated that match game OF
base ball will soon take place at Sturgis
between the Rapid and Deadwood clubs.
The ADVERTISER is requested to an
nounce that a regular meeting Of the w.
G. T. u. will be held this evening at the
N. E. church.
The railroad company has commenced
building extensive stock yards on White
river, at the Dakota junction five miles
west of Chadron.
The general indications for good crops
of all kinds are most excellent through
the entire Hills country. Everybody is
happy in consequence
1t was reported last Friday among
sub-contractors on the grade that @. P.
Treat had been awarded a grading con-
tract of lot miles on the main line, west
from Fort Casper.
Steel rails for the Hills extension are
now going up the road at the rate Of five
to twenty car loads per train, and track
laying will commence about Sept. 1st.-
Chadron Democrat.
Councilman Max Blatt has lumber on
the ground to erect residence building
on the corner of First and Howard
streets, on the lot in Aliens extension
known as the wedge"
This largest and freshest stock of gro
ceries, bought especially for the retail
trade, can be found at Arnold & Movers.
The B. & M. surveyors are now in the
region of the Donkey creek coal fields.
They are doing up the work as they go
along and nothing but cross sectioning
is needed further to enable the graders to
folow.-Sundance Gazette.
The railroad commissioners made their
report last Thursday. They awarded J.
w. Rodebank $4,000; J. B. Henry 1915;
J. w. Patterson 1915; John Dunn $500,
and all lots in the main townsite were
assessed at $25 each, and those outside
in acre tracts.
Messrs. Monheim Bros. expect their
new stock Of groceries from the east this
week, and will therefore be ready for
business in a few days. They invite the
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played advertisement on this page Of the
ADVERTISER.
J. w. Patterson has sold his meat
market to Messrs. Wood, White & Wood,
the well known cattlemen. The new
firm will increase the facilities and great
ly enlarge the business. tbs the inten-
tion to do wholesale as well as retail
trade, supplying dealers in the upper
country.
From the fact that the grand jury APP
pointed committee to wait upon the
Deadwood newspaper men to learn from
what source they obtained their news
relative to the workings of the jury, it,
would appear that some Of the members
of that august body had been telling
tales out of school.
Joseph NJ. Wallace, for some time clerk
OF the district court Of Pennington coun-
ty, died last Saturday at his old home in
Indiana. Joe was quite well known in
the Hills, and while he was highly edu-
Gated, he allowed dissipation to lead him
to an early grave About a year since
he was adjudged insane and sent to
Yankton, but short time afterwards his
father had him removed to Indianapolis,
whore he died.
The Rapid City Democrat speaks it's
sentiments in regard to the exorbitapt
rates charged by the Black Hills T9le-
phone company for the use Of instru-
ments. As the Democrat suggests, the
only way to bring the company to lib
eral terms is for the patrons OF the line
to make a general kick. So long as they
quietly submit TO exorbitant charges just
SO long will they have to pay them. It
is time the public should have better
rates.
An ice cream social was held Fri
day night in lower Bare Butte valley at
the school house in district No. SO, for
benefit of the Sunday school. Miss
Fannie Walton, assisted by patrons Of
the school, got up the entertainment
which was largely attended by the young
folks of that neighborhood. Sturgis was